Drinking-fountain.



R. B. RODGERS.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, ms

1,290,785. Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

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DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-.125. 191a.

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A TTORNEFS 4 ROBERT B. RODGERS, OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR 0FONE-HALF T0 HORACE M. REBOK, OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.

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Drinking-Fountains, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates generally to drinking fountains, and moreparticularly to a type of fountain capable of very general application,and of connection with any suitable water supply by various means ofeither permanent or temporary nature, including.

flexible hose, my object being the provision of a construction of this nture whereby to obviate all danger of contamination of the water supplyand in this way prevent the.

spread of disease, a s-.'well as the dissemination of unclean drinkingfluid.

As shown in the accompanying drawing, my invention is susceptible ofvarious forms in its detailed construction and generically contemplatesthe discharge of several individual streams of water so directed withrespect to one another as to meet at a given point and produce a bubbleat the meeting point from which it will be easy to drink, the outletorifices through which these streams are discharged being so located asto prevent the flow of fluid into or around the same from the drinkerslips and to protect the same from the accumulation of dirt and dust andother material calculated to contaminate the water supply.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the several forms of myinvention,

and forming a part of this specification Figure 1 is a perspective viewof my improved drinking fountain illustrating its preferred form. v

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken therethrough.

Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of the spray shield removed.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a modified form.

Fig. 5 is a partial vertical section there-. through.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of another slightly modified form, and,

Fig. 7 is a partial vertical section through the form of Fig. 6B

Referring now to these figures, it will be noted that my inventioncontemplates the Specification of Letters Patent. P t ted Jan. '3,31.91%.

Application fiIed March 25, 1918. Serial No. 224,62.

support of an upper annular guard ring 10 upon the upper angular ends11, of radiating a and upwardly diverging arms 12, these arms extendingfrom a lower head 13, disposed substantially in the axial plane of theguard ring 10, and having a threaded socket 1 1 into which a threadedconnecting member of any suitable type, either permanent or temporary inits nature may be secured to connect the'head 13 with a suitable sourceof water supply.

The arms 12 are hollow, having channels 15' upwardly through which thewater finds its way from the socket 14, and attheir upper ends adjacenttheir angular extensions 11 these arms have upwardlyand inwardlyinclined discharge orifices 16, which are in communication with theupper ends of their channels 15 so as to discharge independent streamsof water inwardly and upwardly, which. streams will meet at a pointsubstantially above the center of the guard ring 10 and there form abubble, from which it'is easy to drink.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the upperextensions 11 of the arms 12 are more or less abruptly angular, andproject inwardly and upwardly ap proximately at right angles to the saidarms, so as to extend inwardly above the discharge orifices 16 andeffectively protect the latter against falling water and thus from anywater dropping from a drinkers mouth. From this it will be obvious thatmy invention provides against the danger of disease, communication towhich those drinking fountains having unprotected discharge orifices arecommonly subject.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the upper angularportions 11 of the arms 12 having channels 15, as seen in Fig. 5, extendapproximately in vertical relation, and in this form the guard ring 10is considerably widened so that its inner edge extends inwardly beyondthe extensions 11 to a point materially beyond the Vertical plane of thedischarge orifices 16. Thus, in this form the discharge orifices areprotected by the upper guard ring alone instead of by the combinedaction of the guard extensions 11 of thearms .12 of shown in Figs. 4 and5. v V

The discharge orifices 16 of the form of arms 12, as seen in Fig. 7 aresimilar to the the form Figs. 6 and 7 communicating with the channel15", and the arms 12", are protected by inwardly and upwardly inclinedextension lips 17, these extensionsprojecting from the arms 12", atpoints adjacent the extensions llffithereof, and immediately above thesaid on ces.

By reference to Fig. 3, [it will be noted that the shield 18 thereshown, which is substantially in the ifOIlli of an inverted frustum of acone, may 'be utilized in connection with either of the forms of myinvention previously described, being shown in place in connection withFig. 1 alone however. v

This shield may extend within the fountain against the inner faces ofthe several arms, as in Fig. 1, and may be secured-in any suitablemanner to the arms, the upper edge of the shield in this case havingslots v19 at spaced points, through which the streams of drinking waterfrom the discharge orifices ofthe arms may pass. However. a shield ofsimilar shape may be utilized outside of and secured to the said arms incase it is necessary to extend the upper edge thcreof above the guardring.

It is obvious that in either of the forms of my invention, which I havethus fully described, I provide against the discharge of uncleandrinking water and eliminate the danger of spreading of diseases, andthat I" accomplish these advantages as Well as the formation of a bubblefrom which it is easy to drink, by a rigid structure which avoids allmovable parts, is practically foolproof, and extremely simple andinexpensive and will be durable in use.

. I claim I 1. A drinking fountain comprising a head having a downwardlyopening threaded socket for connection with a suitable source of watersupply, supporting arms extending radially and inclined upwardly fromthe said head and provided with angular extensions at their upper ends,a guard ring carried by said extensions, said arms having angularportions adjacent to the longitudinal fluid channels communicating thearms and communicate with the other ends of the channels, for thepurpose de scribed.

2. A drinking fountain comprising a lower centrally disposed head and anupper guard ring, and having a plurality of up- Wardly inclinedsupporting arms connecting the head and the ring, and radiating from theformer, said arms having upper ring and at their lower ends with thehead and being provided with angular discharge orifices communicatingwith the upper ends of the channels, and located adjacent to the lowerends of said angular portions for the purpose described.

3. A drinking fountain comprising a lower centrally disposed head havinga socket, arms radiating from the head and inclined upwardly withrespect thereto, a guard ring connected to the upper ends of the saidarms, said arms having longitudinal channels communicating at the lowerends with the socket of the head, and upper angular discharge orificescommunicating with the upper ends of the said channels, and a frustoconical shield supported against the said arms, for the purposedescribed.

4. A drinking. fountain comprising a lower hollow central head, armsradiating from and inclined upwardly with respect to the said head andhaving longitudinal channels communicating at their lower ends with thehollow of the head, said arms having upwardly and inwardly inclineddischarge orifices adj acenttheir upper end, communieating with theupper ends of the said channels, said arms also having upper inwardly vprojecting angular extensions above the said ROBERT B'. RODGERS.

